Why Don’t We Practice Ashtanga on Moon Days?

Practice Ashtanga on Moon Days? Why don’t we practice Ashtanga on Moon Days (Full Moon and New Moon)? You will find that traditional Ashtanga shalas and studios are closed on Moon Days because Moon Days present us with an opportunity to take a break from our asana practice and reflect on the natural, subtle changes we […]

CC: In Praise of the ‘Shala’

I always feel a pang when I hear a shala is closing; distance is no matter, so the closing of a Jois studio makes me sad for the students. My very first Ashtanga class was at Yoga Path in Irvine, California–across from where I worked. I blundered into the Ashtanga class by accident; the Iyengar class was […]

The Power of Now

My favorite thought on the subject is from Eckhart Tolle in The Power of Now where he says: “Accept—then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.” What’s stressing […]

Circumstances may change, but the urge to control and dominate takes on different forms.